Hopefully, the baseball media establishment has reservations at
Disney World or
Universal next week.
The 2013 Winter Meetings that start Monday in Orlando are likely to be a big yawn in the wake of yesterday's barrage of activity. Ironically, the Red Sox may be the biggest players at the meetings—with potential holes at first base, centerfield, shortstop and third base. Chances are Ben Cherington will back fill these openings with complementary players like
Rafael Furcal,
Corey Hart, or
Nate McClouth. Or, he may go all internal and start the year with
Jackie Bradley, Jr. in center,
Xander Bogaerts at SS,
Will Middlebrooks at 3B and either
Mike Carp or
Daniel Nava at 1B. And, of course, he could solve one of these problems by re-signing
Mike Napoli. With Ellsbury off the table, BenCher will have a lot more payroll flexibility to fill these needs.
